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title: "Nottingham Forest: Reds eyeing permanent Dean Henderson move"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/dean-henderson-permanent-transfer-priority/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Charlie Smith"
section: "Nottingham Forest News"
published: "2023-02-05T18:05:56Z"
modified: "2023-02-05T18:05:56Z"
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# Nottingham Forest: Reds eyeing permanent Dean Henderson move

**[Nottingham Forest](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/nottingham-forest-news/) have reportedly made a permanent move for [Dean Henderson](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/dean-henderson/) in the summer one of their main priorities.**

### The Lowdown: Henderson at the City Ground

The goalkeeper was one of [numerous players](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/nottingham-forest/transfers/verein/703/saison_id/2022) to make the move to the City Ground in the summer and had been a regular under [Steve Cooper](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tag/steve-cooper/) before suffering a [thigh injury](https://theathletic.com/4090824/2023/01/14/dean-henderson-injury-thigh/) last month. The 25-year-old has made [20](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dean-henderson/leistungsdaten/spieler/258919) appearances for the Reds, keeping [six](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dean-henderson/leistungsdaten/spieler/258919) clean sheets.

Keylor Navas has been [brought in on loan](https://en.psg.fr/teams/first-team/content/keylor-navas-paris-saint-germain-joins-nottingham-forest-fc-on-loan) from Paris Saint-Germain as a result of Henderson’s injury, but it looks as if Evangelos Marinakis and Forest have long-term plans when it comes to the Manchester United loanee.

### The Latest: Transfer meeting

[The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2023/02/04/inside-story-how-nottingham-forest-signed-keylor-navas/)’s John Percy shared an article on Saturday looking at the inside story of a move for Navas.

The reliable reporter claimed in the article that a transfer meeting has already been held ahead of the summer window, with the Forest deciding that a permanent move for Henderson is one of their priorities for this year.

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### The Verdict: Could well happen

It seems as if Henderson [turned down](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/dean-henderson-erik-ten-hag-29105504) the chance to return to Old Trafford in January after Martin Dubravka was recalled by Newcastle, something which [may impact](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/dean-henderson-erik-ten-hag-29105504) his chances of a long-term future at Manchester United.

Should that be the case, Forest may well fancy their chances of securing a permanent move for the shot-stopper, who Paul Taylor hailed as ‘[truly outstanding](https://twitter.com/nottmtails/status/1558817348936781824?s=20&t=Ni12xlgeS097nC83CKV_6Q)‘ earlier this season.

He appears to be at the peak of his powers with a career-high €22m (£19.8m) [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/dean-henderson/marktwertverlauf/spieler/258919) valuation; and with regular game-time when fit, Henderson could be open to the idea of making a permanent move to the City Ground.